Garment bag and the like



I. BLECHMAN GARMENT BAG AND THE LIKE Feb. 13, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 24, 1948 INVENTOR.

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.HTTORJVEX Patented Feb. 13, 1951 TED STATES iaa'risufr o F F' l'CiE GARMENT BAG AND THE LIKE IrvingBlechman, New York, N. Y. Application November 24,1948, Serial .No. 61,177

tection against moths and .otherfinsects .overlong ,periods of time. For .such purpose there is provided at the top area of the garment bag an insecticide carrier of specialform within a frame which has the doliblelfunction of holdingthe bag .in its rectangular form and transmitting the weight of. garments within the bag to an .overhead po'in't exterior thereto vaporization of the insecticide, and its directiono'f-emission being con-- trolled, and protection to the walls of the bag and .to the clothing .being given as against oily or other staining particles from the insecticide.

'The'invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a garment bag con tituting an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a viewin elevation'p rtly roken away showing the bag at a narrow side wall thereof;

Fig. 3 is a perpec'ti e view of the co-acting hanger frame and insecticide carrier;

Fig. 4 is 'aview in elevation showing the structure of Fig. 3;

.Fig. 5 is an enl rged fragmentary section .on

the line 5"5,'Fig. '3;

.Fig. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal section on the line 5-6. Fig. 3;

Fig. '7 is a perspective view showing a modified form of the hanger frame and in ecticide carrier;

Fig. 8 is a view in elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on the line 9-9, Fig. '7;

Fig. 10 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on the line |!i!ll, Fig. 7;

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary bottom view, being a corner section of the structure shown in Fig. '7

Fig. 12 is a vertical section taken on the line tightly closed through the use of a hookless 2 Claims. (Cl. 206-10) fastener arrangement indicated at2. 'Thebottom and the top of "the bag are closed. When garments are placed 'in the bag and the opening closed it will substantially retard vapor emission from the inside under all normal operating .con-

of the e clips 5 are u ed. as shown inI?ig. 2. Each clip receives 'the head Ex of .a hanger 6, the'latter pas ing through apertures in the top -.of the bag, which apertures may be protected by grommets Thus, when the garment is hung upon-a clo et rod through the described in trumentalities none of the weight thereof will be directly imposed upon the garment bag itself and the hanger may be rotated to anyde ired position.

Carried substantially interiorly within the frame 3 is a composite structure constituting the insecticide carrier per se. :In the embodiment shown in Figures 6, 1 :and -16, the uppermost layer consists of an impervious sheet, which may be plastic, I, below which is an absorbent layer 8, followed by a pervious sheet 9 which may be of paper and followed by one or more layers of more absorbent material than paper sheet S, as for example blotting paper. In the drawings two of said sheets, iii, are shown as underlying the sheets l, 3 and 9.

Preferably the assembly as thus described is marginally bound with the binding as indicated at H, and after the absorbent sheet 8 has been impregnated with an insecticide or insect repellant fluid. As an alternative, the layer 8 may be a paste of insecticide composition which will not require an absorbent membrane or other neutral absorbent material.

The insecticide carrier per se may be formed with apertures, preferably protected by grommets l2, Fig. 3, through which the hanger 6 may be passed, because a feature of the insecticide carrier is its flexibility. Because of that fact it may be temporarily deformed for application to the hooked ends of the carriers and its movement down to the position of Fig. 3, as a part of the general frame structure.

As an effective means for connecting theend.

3 areas of the insecticide carrier to the frame member 3, wire hooks l5 may have their ends projected through grommets I6 and bent over, the loop-hook end of each member I5 embracin member 3, as shown in Fig. 3.

In the structure of Figs. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 15, the; hanger frame is the same as that shown in the preceding figures and as described. The insecticide carrier is modified. It consists of an uppermost sheet ll of impervious material, such as plastic, for example, followed by an insecticideimpregnated absorbent material l8, a paper sheet I 9 underlying the layer 18, and a final under sheet of impervious material 20. This sheet may be of plastic and preferably carries at its upper surface a cardboard sheet 21. The sheet 20 is perforated, as at 22, as will be the case with respect to the cardboard sheet 2| when it is used. The size of the perforations will be proportioned in accordance with the degree of volatility of the insecticide composition as will be understood without further explanation. The composite insecticide carrier may be completed by a marginal binding as indicated at 23. This bindin may have applied thereto, as at the narrow enw of the insecticide carrier, any suitable means for connecting the carrier to the frame, tapes 24 being shown in the drawings.

While I have in the foregoing referred to the structure shown primarily in Fig. 3, as an insecticide carrier, it will be understood that the structure may be impregnated with a deodorizer or any other desired material which has action and/or volatility, including perfumes which may or may not have added function and that the claims are to be interpreted accordingly.

It will also be noted by reference to Figs. 1 and 2 that means, such as felt washers, may be employed to seal the openings in the bag through which the hangers 5 project. Such sealing means may be employed interiorly of the bag as by the felt washer ll, Fig. 2, on the exterior of the bag, as by the felt washer H3, or at both the inside and exterior of the bag.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, being as follows:

1. A garment bag comprising a body member of light flexible material, said body member having a top and a bottom and being generally rectangular in form, means including a rectangular frame for supporting the body member from an overhead support, said means including at least one hanger secured to the frame and having a shank projected through the top of the bag, and an insecticide carrier underlying the top member of the bag and supported by said frame, said carrier comprising a plurality of layers namely an uppermost layer of impervious flexible plastic material, an intermediate layer carrying'insecticide material, an underlying layer adapted to check free emission of the insecticide material, and an outer perforated sheet guarding the layer which checks free emission of the insecticide material said insecticide carrier being flexible and encompassing a major portion of the rectangular frame.

2. A garment bag comprising a body member of light flexible material, said body member having a underlying layer, of porous, cellulosic material adapted to control the rate of emission of the insecticide material, the underlying layer consisting of an impervious, perforated, sheet held projected from the intermediate layer which carries the insecticide material, and means connecting said impervious sheet with the remaining elements of said insecticide carrier.

' IRVING BLECHMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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